Summary of Bible references on the Rapture
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Interesting analysis of time ranges in Daniel
Shocking Revelation: Q's Insights on the Rapture Date
1,290 +45 = 1335
If you subtract 1,290 days from the solar eclipse on October 14th (the Lord said that immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened) you get April 2, 2020. The WHO had declared Covid a pandemic on March 11 and over the next three weeks we saw many, many churches stop their gatherings (the daily sacrifice is taken away). We always interpreted that as referring to the Jewish temple, but what if the first 3+ years of the tribulation is concerning the church, and then the next 3+ is concerning the tribulation saints and the last 3+ years is concerning Israel. According to Daniel they take away the daily sacrifice and they lift up the abomination that makes desolate. During the Pandemic the WHO, and the CDC took over from the church and the Pastors.
So if we view this in this manner the "tribulation of those days" will be over October 14, 2023 with this solar eclipse. 45 days after that brings us to 1335 days, and is November 28. That is 2 days before COP28 starts.
Shocking Revelation: Q's Insights on the Rapture Date
1,290 +45 = 1335
If you subtract 1,290 days from the solar eclipse on October 14th (the Lord said that immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened) you get April 2, 2020. The WHO had declared Covid a pandemic on March 11 and over the next three weeks we saw many, many churches stop their gatherings (the daily sacrifice is taken away). We always interpreted that as referring to the Jewish temple, but what if the first 3+ years of the tribulation is concerning the church, and then the next 3+ is concerning the tribulation saints and the last 3+ years is concerning Israel. According to Daniel they take away the daily sacrifice and they lift up the abomination that makes desolate. During the Pandemic the WHO, and the CDC took over from the church and the Pastors.
So if we view this in this manner the "tribulation of those days" will be over October 14, 2023 with this solar eclipse. 45 days after that brings us to 1335 days, and is November 28. That is 2 days before COP28 starts.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (9)
This is the book of John, part 1. Matthew showed us Israel as a prophetic clock, Mark showed us the tribulation saints, Luke showed us the pre tribulation saints. So the synoptic gospels show us three different groups who are saved. John gives us the heavenly view that all three of these are one.
John
Our Calling
"I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’"
All believers are witnesses of the Lord. We are voice in the wilderness to make straight the way of the Lord. Like John we go before the Lord and testify concerning Him.
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote."
This is our testimony in a nutshell. We don't simply say "we have found the Messiah" that is what a cult would say. We don't simply say "we have found the savior" that is what people in the world say. Someone willing to invest in your business at the early stages is referred to as a savior. People involved in a variety of good causes talk about "saving the whales", or "save the rain forest" or in many other ways refer to saviors. So our testimony is much more specific, we are talking about the one that the Law and the prophets in the Old Testament were talking about.
His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."
It is not zeal for the whales, or the rain forest, or some other good cause. It is zeal for God's house, the church, shall consume me. The Old Testament testifies concerning Jesus, and His zeal for the house of God testifies concerning Him.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up…
But most of all we speak concerning the crucified Jesus. The focus of our message, the one that we are lifting up just as Moses did was the one who was crucified on the cross for our sins that we might be healed from the serpent's poison.
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
We are not alone in our witness. Moses is also one that witnesses concerning Jesus Christ, the resurrected Lord.
This is the book of John, part 1. Matthew showed us Israel as a prophetic clock, Mark showed us the tribulation saints, Luke showed us the pre tribulation saints. So the synoptic gospels show us three different groups who are saved. John gives us the heavenly view that all three of these are one.
John
Our Calling
"I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’"
All believers are witnesses of the Lord. We are voice in the wilderness to make straight the way of the Lord. Like John we go before the Lord and testify concerning Him.
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote."
This is our testimony in a nutshell. We don't simply say "we have found the Messiah" that is what a cult would say. We don't simply say "we have found the savior" that is what people in the world say. Someone willing to invest in your business at the early stages is referred to as a savior. People involved in a variety of good causes talk about "saving the whales", or "save the rain forest" or in many other ways refer to saviors. So our testimony is much more specific, we are talking about the one that the Law and the prophets in the Old Testament were talking about.
His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."
It is not zeal for the whales, or the rain forest, or some other good cause. It is zeal for God's house, the church, shall consume me. The Old Testament testifies concerning Jesus, and His zeal for the house of God testifies concerning Him.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up…
But most of all we speak concerning the crucified Jesus. The focus of our message, the one that we are lifting up just as Moses did was the one who was crucified on the cross for our sins that we might be healed from the serpent's poison.
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
We are not alone in our witness. Moses is also one that witnesses concerning Jesus Christ, the resurrected Lord.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (10)
This is the book of John, part 2.
Our ministry
Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat."
A major purpose for the churches is to feed the Lord's sheep. Peter was an example to all pastors.
It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all be taught by God".
A second major purpose for Christian ministry is to teach the word of God. You do not necessarily need to go to seminary. I have seen some very good bible teachers that did go to seminary and others who were also very good that didn't. There are many ways you can learn and get trained in the word of God, ultimately it is God who will train you and teach you. Yes, He will use brothers and sisters, but there is no requirement to go to a seminary.
As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’
Throughout church history we have seen believers that had the living water flowing out from their innermost being. But since 2017 this has really exploded with an exponential increase on the various tech platforms like Youtube. Also we are seeing street preachers and many very small ministries popping up everywhere. This is a major sign that the time of the Lord's visitation is here.
Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?
Do you remember the story about how David first showed up as the anointed king? Samuel went to Bethlehem which was a very small town near Jerusalem, and he visited with David's father who had five sons and David was the youngest, the smallest, the one who on the outside did not appear to be king. This is what we are seeing today, all the most "unlikely" candidates are stepping forward to speak the word and slay the giants.
In your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.
This is why I post so many links from so many others, this is not simply me speaking this, there are hundreds, thousands out there speaking this. In forensics the testimony of one eye witness has less than a 50/50 chance of being accurate. If you have two witnesses that agree then the chances are about 2/3 that it is accurate. A third witness will put that over 4/5 odds. So when you have a hundred or a thousand witnesses you are far beyond reasonable doubt.
Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, ‘I said you are gods’?
When I started this blog I thought very few people would be interested, maybe ten others would read it. I had this opinion because whoever I talked to was not interested. I had been rebuffed by many and I had been suspended from Facebook for speaking the word of God. But I decided that I was interested, it didn't matter if no one else was, I was. I wanted to study this, I wanted to learn all I could, and I would make it public. Freely you received, freely give. Now there are over 260,000 individuals who have found this blog and on a daily basis that number is increasing now by about 500 a day. We each have a ministry, don't let Satan discourage you, pursue that thing that the Holy Spirit has put on your heart.
This is the book of John, part 2.
Our ministry
Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, "He gave them bread from heaven to eat."
A major purpose for the churches is to feed the Lord's sheep. Peter was an example to all pastors.
It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all be taught by God".
A second major purpose for Christian ministry is to teach the word of God. You do not necessarily need to go to seminary. I have seen some very good bible teachers that did go to seminary and others who were also very good that didn't. There are many ways you can learn and get trained in the word of God, ultimately it is God who will train you and teach you. Yes, He will use brothers and sisters, but there is no requirement to go to a seminary.
As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’
Throughout church history we have seen believers that had the living water flowing out from their innermost being. But since 2017 this has really exploded with an exponential increase on the various tech platforms like Youtube. Also we are seeing street preachers and many very small ministries popping up everywhere. This is a major sign that the time of the Lord's visitation is here.
Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah is descended from David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?
Do you remember the story about how David first showed up as the anointed king? Samuel went to Bethlehem which was a very small town near Jerusalem, and he visited with David's father who had five sons and David was the youngest, the smallest, the one who on the outside did not appear to be king. This is what we are seeing today, all the most "unlikely" candidates are stepping forward to speak the word and slay the giants.
In your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is valid.
This is why I post so many links from so many others, this is not simply me speaking this, there are hundreds, thousands out there speaking this. In forensics the testimony of one eye witness has less than a 50/50 chance of being accurate. If you have two witnesses that agree then the chances are about 2/3 that it is accurate. A third witness will put that over 4/5 odds. So when you have a hundred or a thousand witnesses you are far beyond reasonable doubt.
Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, ‘I said you are gods’?
When I started this blog I thought very few people would be interested, maybe ten others would read it. I had this opinion because whoever I talked to was not interested. I had been rebuffed by many and I had been suspended from Facebook for speaking the word of God. But I decided that I was interested, it didn't matter if no one else was, I was. I wanted to study this, I wanted to learn all I could, and I would make it public. Freely you received, freely give. Now there are over 260,000 individuals who have found this blog and on a daily basis that number is increasing now by about 500 a day. We each have a ministry, don't let Satan discourage you, pursue that thing that the Holy Spirit has put on your heart.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (11)
This is the book of John, part 3.
Go out to meet Him
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him shouting,
"Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord".
Our ministry must result in our worship and ultimately in the Lord's return.
Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written: "Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look your king is coming sitting on a donkey’s colt!"
A donkey is a very stubborn animal. If you are preaching the gospel, if you are proclaiming the Lord's coming you will have to deal with a whole lot of rejection. The natural inclination is to compromise. People will claim that your preaching is offensive and ask you to stop. They have the right to reject the gospel, God has given us all a free will. What they don't have the right to do is to tell. you to stop speaking. My sister made it very clear to me she does not want to get any email from me concerning Jesus Christ, so I don't send her emails concerning Jesus Christ. My younger brother made it very clear he doesn't want to hear about prophecies being fulfilled, the tribulation and the rapture. So I honor that as well. But it doesn't stop me from speaking, 260,000+ people are obviously interested in this topic, I am interested. My brother and sister aren't, that is their choice.
His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him...
We need to frequently think on these things, let the Lord and the Holy Spirit bring things to mind. Set your mind on the Spirit and you will be filled with life and peace.
This was to fulfill the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Don't simply speak the word, also pray that the arm of the Lord would be revealed through the speaking and that those you speak to will get light from the Lord.
… Isaiah also said, "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they might look with their eyes and understand with their hear and turn – and I would heal them". Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke about him.
Pray that their hearts would be softened, their eyes opened, that they would understand and turn and the Lord would heal them.
This is the book of John, part 3.
Go out to meet Him
So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him shouting,
"Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord".
Our ministry must result in our worship and ultimately in the Lord's return.
Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written: "Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look your king is coming sitting on a donkey’s colt!"
A donkey is a very stubborn animal. If you are preaching the gospel, if you are proclaiming the Lord's coming you will have to deal with a whole lot of rejection. The natural inclination is to compromise. People will claim that your preaching is offensive and ask you to stop. They have the right to reject the gospel, God has given us all a free will. What they don't have the right to do is to tell. you to stop speaking. My sister made it very clear to me she does not want to get any email from me concerning Jesus Christ, so I don't send her emails concerning Jesus Christ. My younger brother made it very clear he doesn't want to hear about prophecies being fulfilled, the tribulation and the rapture. So I honor that as well. But it doesn't stop me from speaking, 260,000+ people are obviously interested in this topic, I am interested. My brother and sister aren't, that is their choice.
His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him...
We need to frequently think on these things, let the Lord and the Holy Spirit bring things to mind. Set your mind on the Spirit and you will be filled with life and peace.
This was to fulfill the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Don't simply speak the word, also pray that the arm of the Lord would be revealed through the speaking and that those you speak to will get light from the Lord.
… Isaiah also said, "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they might look with their eyes and understand with their hear and turn – and I would heal them". Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke about him.
Pray that their hearts would be softened, their eyes opened, that they would understand and turn and the Lord would heal them.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (12)
This is the book of John, part 4.
I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you
"I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfill the Scripture, 'The one who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me'."
The Lord suffered like us so that He could sympathize with us. Have you ever been betrayed? Stabbed in the back?
It was to fulfill the word that was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause’.
Have you ever been hated without a cause? These are essential ingredients in this stew. The Holy Spirit is likened to the anointing oil that the priests are anointed with, this Spirit includes being hated without a cause and being betrayed by a close friend.
When a woman is in labor, she has pain, because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy of having brought a human being into the world.
There are three ways to look at the end of the age. You can look at the prophecies like they are a clock, you can look at the prophecies concerning our being saved or you can look at the prophecies like a mother who is about to give birth, struggling for Christ to be formed in the believers.
The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone.
You will be scattered, each one. That refers to all of us. Every one of us falls short, but every one of us can be saved by Jesus Christ. What we need is for Christ to be formed in us.
I guarded them and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.
He can also guard and protect us. When you are a disciple or even apostle of the Lord then you become a target of the enemy. Satan and his minions will want to destroy you, but Jesus guards us.
So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it." This was to fulfill what the scripture says, "They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots."
The scripture also talks about trying to divide the land of Israel and that brings in God's judgment.
After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty". A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth.
This is a very concise picture of the tribulation. He is being crucified after being beaten, big painful thornbush is on his head. And in this torture you are thirsty and all you can drink is sour wine.
These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, "None of his bones shall be broken".
Even in death the life we have received is unbreakable.
And again another passage of scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced".
When we see Jesus, when we see what He went through to deliver us from sin, we will repent.
... for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
Isaac was crucified in a figure. Joseph coming out of the prison cell to become Prime minister was a picture of the resurrection. Aaron's budded rod was a figure of the resurrection.
This is the book of John, part 4.
I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you
"I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But it is to fulfill the Scripture, 'The one who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me'."
The Lord suffered like us so that He could sympathize with us. Have you ever been betrayed? Stabbed in the back?
It was to fulfill the word that was written in their law, ‘They hated me without a cause’.
Have you ever been hated without a cause? These are essential ingredients in this stew. The Holy Spirit is likened to the anointing oil that the priests are anointed with, this Spirit includes being hated without a cause and being betrayed by a close friend.
When a woman is in labor, she has pain, because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy of having brought a human being into the world.
There are three ways to look at the end of the age. You can look at the prophecies like they are a clock, you can look at the prophecies concerning our being saved or you can look at the prophecies like a mother who is about to give birth, struggling for Christ to be formed in the believers.
The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone.
You will be scattered, each one. That refers to all of us. Every one of us falls short, but every one of us can be saved by Jesus Christ. What we need is for Christ to be formed in us.
I guarded them and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled.
He can also guard and protect us. When you are a disciple or even apostle of the Lord then you become a target of the enemy. Satan and his minions will want to destroy you, but Jesus guards us.
So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see who will get it." This was to fulfill what the scripture says, "They divided my clothes among themselves, and for my clothing they cast lots."
The scripture also talks about trying to divide the land of Israel and that brings in God's judgment.
After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty". A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth.
This is a very concise picture of the tribulation. He is being crucified after being beaten, big painful thornbush is on his head. And in this torture you are thirsty and all you can drink is sour wine.
These things occurred so that the scripture might be fulfilled, "None of his bones shall be broken".
Even in death the life we have received is unbreakable.
And again another passage of scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced".
When we see Jesus, when we see what He went through to deliver us from sin, we will repent.
... for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.
Isaac was crucified in a figure. Joseph coming out of the prison cell to become Prime minister was a picture of the resurrection. Aaron's budded rod was a figure of the resurrection.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (13)
My thought is that these verses were in the Old Testament, they should have known these prior to all of this happening. If you had taken these words to heart and let the Lord deal with you concerning them you wouldn't be left behind. Therefore, now that you realize you have made a major mistake in overlooking them, let's begin again, only this time focusing on these words.
Acts
I think that Acts gives us a glimpse of what the earth will be like during the tribulation. The church age has Acts as one bookend and the tribulation as the other bookend. Both of these "bookends" have "two witnesses" and the miraculous intervention poured out. In both bookends we see horrific persecution of Christians. Anyway, I want to pick out the Old Testament references in the book of Acts as a type of outline, an outline of the prophecies that will be fulfilled during the tribulation. Again, I am using the basic principle that there is no new thing under the sun, but that which has been is that which shall be.
Making a footstool
1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
This looks to me to be what happens to the false prophets and the leaders of the apostasy right after the rapture. Think of the 12 apostles representing all the different churches and elders, there is a great variety. You have Peter, James and John, and you have Thomas. You have those talking about calling down fire, those being rebuked for their errors and those who are weak in the faith. However, you also have Judas who is stealing the money offered to God and who is selling out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. After the rapture the genuine believers left behind will huddle together in prayer, but the false ones like Judas will become "desolate". No one will go to those churches, or listen to those preachers, or have anything to do with them and we can expect them to have an ignominious end like Judas.
2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
This verse is explaining what is going on. So the ones who came from seminary like Judas who was from Jerusalem, these ones who were false prophets making merchandise of the saints, they will be exposed, and become desolate, and no one will go to those ones for fellowship. But at the same time there will be this large group of sons, daughters, young men, old men, servants and handmaidens who had dreams, visions, and were sharing what they had seen in the word. They didn't have the degree from seminary that those like Judas had, they didn't have mega churches, or private airplanes, or the name recognition, but it will now be apparent to all that they had the word of God.
2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
"You will not leave my soul in Hell". They realize at this point they are in the tribulation, but this is the promise that they will need to embrace. The way out of this "hell" is "the ways of life". The way out of despair is to "be made full of joy with the Lord's countenance". The message will be that Jesus has not forsaken them but is with them.
2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
The message will be to take up your cross and follow Jesus, to be conformed to the fellowship of His sufferings that you might also experience the outstanding resurrection.
2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
What we are watching is the Lord making the enemies of the cross of Christ a footstool for the Lord's feet.
My thought is that these verses were in the Old Testament, they should have known these prior to all of this happening. If you had taken these words to heart and let the Lord deal with you concerning them you wouldn't be left behind. Therefore, now that you realize you have made a major mistake in overlooking them, let's begin again, only this time focusing on these words.
Acts
I think that Acts gives us a glimpse of what the earth will be like during the tribulation. The church age has Acts as one bookend and the tribulation as the other bookend. Both of these "bookends" have "two witnesses" and the miraculous intervention poured out. In both bookends we see horrific persecution of Christians. Anyway, I want to pick out the Old Testament references in the book of Acts as a type of outline, an outline of the prophecies that will be fulfilled during the tribulation. Again, I am using the basic principle that there is no new thing under the sun, but that which has been is that which shall be.
Making a footstool
1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.
This looks to me to be what happens to the false prophets and the leaders of the apostasy right after the rapture. Think of the 12 apostles representing all the different churches and elders, there is a great variety. You have Peter, James and John, and you have Thomas. You have those talking about calling down fire, those being rebuked for their errors and those who are weak in the faith. However, you also have Judas who is stealing the money offered to God and who is selling out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. After the rapture the genuine believers left behind will huddle together in prayer, but the false ones like Judas will become "desolate". No one will go to those churches, or listen to those preachers, or have anything to do with them and we can expect them to have an ignominious end like Judas.
2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
This verse is explaining what is going on. So the ones who came from seminary like Judas who was from Jerusalem, these ones who were false prophets making merchandise of the saints, they will be exposed, and become desolate, and no one will go to those ones for fellowship. But at the same time there will be this large group of sons, daughters, young men, old men, servants and handmaidens who had dreams, visions, and were sharing what they had seen in the word. They didn't have the degree from seminary that those like Judas had, they didn't have mega churches, or private airplanes, or the name recognition, but it will now be apparent to all that they had the word of God.
2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
"You will not leave my soul in Hell". They realize at this point they are in the tribulation, but this is the promise that they will need to embrace. The way out of this "hell" is "the ways of life". The way out of despair is to "be made full of joy with the Lord's countenance". The message will be that Jesus has not forsaken them but is with them.
2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.
The message will be to take up your cross and follow Jesus, to be conformed to the fellowship of His sufferings that you might also experience the outstanding resurrection.
2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
What we are watching is the Lord making the enemies of the cross of Christ a footstool for the Lord's feet.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (14)
Acts part 2.
A prophet like Moses
3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
This message resonates with those left behind, it can be seen and felt. But it is inspirational, the mistake was they didn't listen to the Lord to do all He said, so the repentance is now they will.
3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
This is the vision they need. The Bible says without a vision the people perish. Why are you left behind? Why did God forsake you? Because you are children of the prophets and of the covenant. Through you the whole world will be blessed! Stand up in the strength of the Lord, walk in His power and be an overcomer.
4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Jesus was set an nought and yet He became the head of the corner. Those who are left behind are set at nought, but now you can enjoy the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.
4:25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, He is the all powerful conquering king. That was a major error that many had, they were proud, arrogant. They thought they were the head and not the tail. That is why they were left behind. Imagine the arrogance to think that the word of God is "out of date" and that you can decide which verses to listen to and which to ignore.
Acts part 2.
A prophet like Moses
3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
This message resonates with those left behind, it can be seen and felt. But it is inspirational, the mistake was they didn't listen to the Lord to do all He said, so the repentance is now they will.
3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
This is the vision they need. The Bible says without a vision the people perish. Why are you left behind? Why did God forsake you? Because you are children of the prophets and of the covenant. Through you the whole world will be blessed! Stand up in the strength of the Lord, walk in His power and be an overcomer.
4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Jesus was set an nought and yet He became the head of the corner. Those who are left behind are set at nought, but now you can enjoy the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.
4:25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, He is the all powerful conquering king. That was a major error that many had, they were proud, arrogant. They thought they were the head and not the tail. That is why they were left behind. Imagine the arrogance to think that the word of God is "out of date" and that you can decide which verses to listen to and which to ignore.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (15)
Acts part 3.
Gospel goes out to the world
We like to think this happened 2,000 years ago, but if you read the gospels Luke charges us to go out into the world, Mark says the gospel will be published in all the world and Matthew says it will be preached in all the world. Yes, we have gone into the world to preach the gospel but there are still many countries where the gospel cannot be published and definitely cannot be preached.
7:3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
The US will be destroyed, tens of millions will be killed and millions more will become refugees or prisoners of war. This is of the Lord, He is sending you out of the US to the rest of the world.
7:6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
This has happened numerous times in the Bible's history or in church history. The Lord uses these events to send the gospel out to the rest of the world.
7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
Let's be real, many in America have thrust the gospel away from them. That is one side, the other side is many Christians like Moses, need to be trained how to fight the real spiritual warfare. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, they are not fleshly. Too many Christians, like Moses, think they are and that is what some of these dominion theologies are pushing, setting up political parties to fight a spiritual battle, it cannot happen. The honor of fighting Satan is only given to the Lord's saints. This will be the problem during the tribulation, many will thrust away the gospel to choose the Antichrist.
7:32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Deliverance comes from the God of resurrection, not from the flesh, not from people with good ideas. This is the gospel message that will need to be sent to the whole earth. The whole world lies in the evil one, that means there are many, many people who are groaning under his oppressive regime. Preach the gospel to them.
7:37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Tell the world that Jesus is Lord, He is the real Messiah, the Antichrist is a counterfeit.
7:40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
This is what happened to the apostasy, this is why so many Christians were left behind, don't make the same mistake again.
7: 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
This is how you know who the Antichrist and the False prophet are, they are taking up the tabernacle of Molosh and the star of their god Remphan.
7:49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
The Lord builds us into His dwelling place. That is the difference. Antichrist will make you build him a dwelling place. Jesus throne is in heaven, the Antichrist throne is on earth.
Acts part 3.
Gospel goes out to the world
We like to think this happened 2,000 years ago, but if you read the gospels Luke charges us to go out into the world, Mark says the gospel will be published in all the world and Matthew says it will be preached in all the world. Yes, we have gone into the world to preach the gospel but there are still many countries where the gospel cannot be published and definitely cannot be preached.
7:3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
The US will be destroyed, tens of millions will be killed and millions more will become refugees or prisoners of war. This is of the Lord, He is sending you out of the US to the rest of the world.
7:6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
This has happened numerous times in the Bible's history or in church history. The Lord uses these events to send the gospel out to the rest of the world.
7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
Let's be real, many in America have thrust the gospel away from them. That is one side, the other side is many Christians like Moses, need to be trained how to fight the real spiritual warfare. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, they are not fleshly. Too many Christians, like Moses, think they are and that is what some of these dominion theologies are pushing, setting up political parties to fight a spiritual battle, it cannot happen. The honor of fighting Satan is only given to the Lord's saints. This will be the problem during the tribulation, many will thrust away the gospel to choose the Antichrist.
7:32 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. 34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Deliverance comes from the God of resurrection, not from the flesh, not from people with good ideas. This is the gospel message that will need to be sent to the whole earth. The whole world lies in the evil one, that means there are many, many people who are groaning under his oppressive regime. Preach the gospel to them.
7:37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
Tell the world that Jesus is Lord, He is the real Messiah, the Antichrist is a counterfeit.
7:40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
This is what happened to the apostasy, this is why so many Christians were left behind, don't make the same mistake again.
7: 42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
This is how you know who the Antichrist and the False prophet are, they are taking up the tabernacle of Molosh and the star of their god Remphan.
7:49 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
The Lord builds us into His dwelling place. That is the difference. Antichrist will make you build him a dwelling place. Jesus throne is in heaven, the Antichrist throne is on earth.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (16)
Acts part 4.
You should be for the salvation unto the ends of the world
8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
The crucified Christ is the center of our gospel message. Jesus promised if we lift Him up He will draw all men to Himself. During the tribulation this verse will become so real, the lived experience of so many they will not be able to help but to be saved.
13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
We need a new heart, that is what the gospel is all about. That is the greatest miracle.
13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
This is what it means to be born again. We are children of God, children of the king, that is a great vision, it is a "controlling vision", when you see you are a child of God it regulates how you live.
13:34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
What a great promise in a world where believing in Jesus gets your head chopped off.
13:35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Jesus saves us from sin, from death, and from the corrupting influence of the world.
13:41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Dealing with despisers is part of what it means to be a child of the king.
13:47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
A light shines in the darkness. It shines when you are suffering unrighteousness. It shines as you stand for the Lord's kingdom and His will to be done. A light shines in our heart. It lights our path so that we can avoid corruption. It shines when we treat others with the same mercy we want to be treated with. Even the despisers cannot comprehend this light. This light will shine to the ends of the earth.
Acts part 4.
You should be for the salvation unto the ends of the world
8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
The crucified Christ is the center of our gospel message. Jesus promised if we lift Him up He will draw all men to Himself. During the tribulation this verse will become so real, the lived experience of so many they will not be able to help but to be saved.
13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
We need a new heart, that is what the gospel is all about. That is the greatest miracle.
13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
This is what it means to be born again. We are children of God, children of the king, that is a great vision, it is a "controlling vision", when you see you are a child of God it regulates how you live.
13:34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
What a great promise in a world where believing in Jesus gets your head chopped off.
13:35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Jesus saves us from sin, from death, and from the corrupting influence of the world.
13:41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Dealing with despisers is part of what it means to be a child of the king.
13:47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
A light shines in the darkness. It shines when you are suffering unrighteousness. It shines as you stand for the Lord's kingdom and His will to be done. A light shines in our heart. It lights our path so that we can avoid corruption. It shines when we treat others with the same mercy we want to be treated with. Even the despisers cannot comprehend this light. This light will shine to the ends of the earth.
Because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. (17)
Acts part 5.
Hearing you shall hear and not understand
14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
What we see in the tribulation is that everything that happens is to turn people to repent and believe in Jesus but many refuse, preferring to hold onto their idols.
15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
We know that Israel will begin to have the sacrifices and oblations again, many thought they would rebuild the temple, but perhaps they will erect the tabernacle instead. The Tabernacle could be erected in a weekend. But remember, when you see those sacrifices and oblations begin again we are in the 70th week, it is seven years till the day of Judgment.
23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
We all, myself included, need to let this verse govern us. It is too easy for us today to speak ill of the rulers of the US.
28:26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
This is the commentary on the world at the end of the tribulation.
Acts part 5.
Hearing you shall hear and not understand
14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
What we see in the tribulation is that everything that happens is to turn people to repent and believe in Jesus but many refuse, preferring to hold onto their idols.
15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.
We know that Israel will begin to have the sacrifices and oblations again, many thought they would rebuild the temple, but perhaps they will erect the tabernacle instead. The Tabernacle could be erected in a weekend. But remember, when you see those sacrifices and oblations begin again we are in the 70th week, it is seven years till the day of Judgment.
23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
We all, myself included, need to let this verse govern us. It is too easy for us today to speak ill of the rulers of the US.
28:26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
This is the commentary on the world at the end of the tribulation.
PROPHECY-- THE CRUSHING
Matthew 16:22-26 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, LORD: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
My son, many in My body have been CRUSHED. However, this process is more than just one item. Many of My Remnant have been and are being CRUSHED DAILY. Many of My body think the CRUSHING is too hard - that it's to much to bear - and fall back into complacency. I CRUSH MY CHILDREN FOR ONE PURPOSE - TO CONFORM YOU INTO MY IMAGE. I WILL CRUSH YOU, GRIND YOU, PULVERIZE YOU INTO POWDER - TAKING ALL THAT IS NOT OF ME AND CASTING IT AWAY FOREVER. Sometimes the process will take many years, because the things of the flesh are in constant battle with the spirit. To make olive oil, you don't just squeeze the olives - YOU MUST CRUSH THEM. To get fine flour, you can't just squeeze the wheat berries - YOU MUST GRIND AND CRUSH THEM. To get to the place to be used by Me - ALL - that is not of Me must be removed by CRUSHING and GRINDING. When you are BROKEN - I can then MOLD you into MY IMAGE.
My son, many do not see that IT IS I that bring about the situations into one's life to CRUSH OUT unrepentance and unforgivness. They pray and bind the devil for the situation, when all along IT IS I that allow it. MATURING IN ME REQUIRES A LOT OF CRUSHING. Many in My body are unteachable and are constantly being CRUSHED - yet - because of false teachings and lying spirits, they REFUSE TO REPENT or change their ways. These are the ones who constantly complain of their lives. They fail to see that I AM CRUSHING THEM TO DRAW THEM CLOSER TO ME.
My son, I AM CRUSHING the church to bring them under My authority. I AM not speaking of a building, but of My body - the True Church. I have been blamed for sickness, for deaths, for unemployment, and many more things. These events are but TESTS and part of the CRUSHING. What will you do? Will you complain about the situation? Will you give up and blame Me and walk away from the faith? Not being able to handle the CRUSHING? Job was crushed, he did not complain nor give up. When a person goes into the military service, they go in knowing nothing of military procedures. The person then goes through boot camp military training which CRUSHES them. Afterward, the soldier comes through stronger and totally changed - ready for battle. So it is with MY CRUSHING. I change you into a warrior - ready to do battle with the Armor of God on and with the mighty Sword of the Word.
My son, I hear My Remnant's cries to CRUSH them more - AND I AM. I AM the steam roller - CRUSHING it all out. Then I fold you up and CRUSH you again - taking everything out of you that is not of Me. That is why My Remnant are STRONG and READY for what lies ahead. My body who REFUSES TO BE CRUSHED will seek out My Remnant in the closing hours of the final days. MY REMNANT WILL WALK IN GREAT FAITH BECAUSE OF ALL THE CRUSHING.
My son, many do not understand the CRUSHING and are happy with what they have. But I say - A TIME IS COMING VERY SOON THAT ALL WHO CALL THEMSELVES BY MY NAME WILL HAVE TO WALK IN GREAT FAITH. I will take EVERYTHING away that people hold dear. Those who have been CRUSHED have already lost everything and will stand. Those who have NOT been CRUSHED will have a very difficult time trying to stand. The GREAT FALLING AWAY will happen and GREAT PERSECUTION against My Remnant will begin. Out of this PERSECUTION will come a GREAT REVIVAL.
My children, I love you all so very much - that is why I CRUSH you. REJOICE AS PETER AND PAUL DID IN PRISON! I CRUSHED THEM FIRST AS AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU NOW - AT THE LAST. THE LAST IS BETTER THAN THE FIRST!
Amen, Lord Jesus
Matthew 16:22-26 22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, LORD: this shall not be unto thee. 23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
My son, many in My body have been CRUSHED. However, this process is more than just one item. Many of My Remnant have been and are being CRUSHED DAILY. Many of My body think the CRUSHING is too hard - that it's to much to bear - and fall back into complacency. I CRUSH MY CHILDREN FOR ONE PURPOSE - TO CONFORM YOU INTO MY IMAGE. I WILL CRUSH YOU, GRIND YOU, PULVERIZE YOU INTO POWDER - TAKING ALL THAT IS NOT OF ME AND CASTING IT AWAY FOREVER. Sometimes the process will take many years, because the things of the flesh are in constant battle with the spirit. To make olive oil, you don't just squeeze the olives - YOU MUST CRUSH THEM. To get fine flour, you can't just squeeze the wheat berries - YOU MUST GRIND AND CRUSH THEM. To get to the place to be used by Me - ALL - that is not of Me must be removed by CRUSHING and GRINDING. When you are BROKEN - I can then MOLD you into MY IMAGE.
My son, many do not see that IT IS I that bring about the situations into one's life to CRUSH OUT unrepentance and unforgivness. They pray and bind the devil for the situation, when all along IT IS I that allow it. MATURING IN ME REQUIRES A LOT OF CRUSHING. Many in My body are unteachable and are constantly being CRUSHED - yet - because of false teachings and lying spirits, they REFUSE TO REPENT or change their ways. These are the ones who constantly complain of their lives. They fail to see that I AM CRUSHING THEM TO DRAW THEM CLOSER TO ME.
My son, I AM CRUSHING the church to bring them under My authority. I AM not speaking of a building, but of My body - the True Church. I have been blamed for sickness, for deaths, for unemployment, and many more things. These events are but TESTS and part of the CRUSHING. What will you do? Will you complain about the situation? Will you give up and blame Me and walk away from the faith? Not being able to handle the CRUSHING? Job was crushed, he did not complain nor give up. When a person goes into the military service, they go in knowing nothing of military procedures. The person then goes through boot camp military training which CRUSHES them. Afterward, the soldier comes through stronger and totally changed - ready for battle. So it is with MY CRUSHING. I change you into a warrior - ready to do battle with the Armor of God on and with the mighty Sword of the Word.
My son, I hear My Remnant's cries to CRUSH them more - AND I AM. I AM the steam roller - CRUSHING it all out. Then I fold you up and CRUSH you again - taking everything out of you that is not of Me. That is why My Remnant are STRONG and READY for what lies ahead. My body who REFUSES TO BE CRUSHED will seek out My Remnant in the closing hours of the final days. MY REMNANT WILL WALK IN GREAT FAITH BECAUSE OF ALL THE CRUSHING.
My son, many do not understand the CRUSHING and are happy with what they have. But I say - A TIME IS COMING VERY SOON THAT ALL WHO CALL THEMSELVES BY MY NAME WILL HAVE TO WALK IN GREAT FAITH. I will take EVERYTHING away that people hold dear. Those who have been CRUSHED have already lost everything and will stand. Those who have NOT been CRUSHED will have a very difficult time trying to stand. The GREAT FALLING AWAY will happen and GREAT PERSECUTION against My Remnant will begin. Out of this PERSECUTION will come a GREAT REVIVAL.
My children, I love you all so very much - that is why I CRUSH you. REJOICE AS PETER AND PAUL DID IN PRISON! I CRUSHED THEM FIRST AS AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU NOW - AT THE LAST. THE LAST IS BETTER THAN THE FIRST!
Amen, Lord Jesus
A response to "No one knows the day or the hour"
Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour concerning the rapture. Based on the context that is a reasonable interpretation for at least one of the times that phrase is used.
But my questions are if your interpretation that this means no one will know the day or the hour contradicts some of the other things that Jesus said. That word was present tense, can you interpret it to be future tense? For example Jesus also said:
1. It would be as the days of Noah -- at the time of Noah there was a prophecy concerning Methuselah that when he dies the end will come. Methuselah died the year of the flood and according to one of the apocrypha books Noah and his family entered the ark after Methuselah died and were then shut into the ark. It seems to me that the day Methuselah died was one of the "days of Noah" and it also seems that Noah entering the Ark and getting shut in one week before the flood is proof he knew when the flood would be, he was given a one week heads up. So although Jesus said two thousand years ago that no one knows the day or the hour He never said we wouldn't be given a heads up.
2. He also said it would be as the days of Lot and Lot was warned by angels about twelve hours before Sodom was destroyed.
3. Abraham was also told a few days before Sodom was destroyed what was about to happen.
So I don't see anything that Jesus said that would indicate there couldn't or wouldn't be a warning shortly beforehand. So the interpretation that "no one knows" becomes "no one will know" seems to contradict what the Lord told us when He said it would be as the days of Noah and as the days of Lot.
4. Also, if there was a prophecy telling us when the flood would take place (Enoch's prophecy concerning Methuselah) and if the rapture will be as the days of Noah it stands to reason that there could also be a similar prophecy concerning the start of the tribulation. Methuselah is the oldest man who lived (even though he died before his father) and his death was a sign. Isaiah 17:1 says that Damascus (the oldest continuously inhabited city) would be destroyed and become a ruinous heap before the Day of the Lord, so perhaps that also will be a sign to us as Methuselah's death was to Noah.
5. Of course Revelation 3:3 seems to indicate that the only Christians who won't know that the rapture is about to take place are those who are not watching.
6. Also there are other things that we do not know the day or the hour of. For example, a pregnant woman does not know the day or the hour that the baby will be born, but birth pains are one sign and the water breaking is another. A farmer doesn't know the day or the hour that the crop will be ripe, which is why he must watch. In both cases not knowing "the day or the hour" doesn't mean they are clueless. In fact I would think a farmer could probably give you an accurate prediction within a week of the harvest. Both of these analogies are used by the Lord to talk about the rapture.
Also, if the verse "no one knows the day or the hour" is referring to the rapture then that means it isn't referring to so many other things. For example, Jacob's trouble. Since Jacob's trouble begins about three years before the tribulation it seems that would be something that people would be very interested in.
Jesus said no one knows the day or the hour concerning the rapture. Based on the context that is a reasonable interpretation for at least one of the times that phrase is used.
But my questions are if your interpretation that this means no one will know the day or the hour contradicts some of the other things that Jesus said. That word was present tense, can you interpret it to be future tense? For example Jesus also said:
1. It would be as the days of Noah -- at the time of Noah there was a prophecy concerning Methuselah that when he dies the end will come. Methuselah died the year of the flood and according to one of the apocrypha books Noah and his family entered the ark after Methuselah died and were then shut into the ark. It seems to me that the day Methuselah died was one of the "days of Noah" and it also seems that Noah entering the Ark and getting shut in one week before the flood is proof he knew when the flood would be, he was given a one week heads up. So although Jesus said two thousand years ago that no one knows the day or the hour He never said we wouldn't be given a heads up.
2. He also said it would be as the days of Lot and Lot was warned by angels about twelve hours before Sodom was destroyed.
3. Abraham was also told a few days before Sodom was destroyed what was about to happen.
So I don't see anything that Jesus said that would indicate there couldn't or wouldn't be a warning shortly beforehand. So the interpretation that "no one knows" becomes "no one will know" seems to contradict what the Lord told us when He said it would be as the days of Noah and as the days of Lot.
4. Also, if there was a prophecy telling us when the flood would take place (Enoch's prophecy concerning Methuselah) and if the rapture will be as the days of Noah it stands to reason that there could also be a similar prophecy concerning the start of the tribulation. Methuselah is the oldest man who lived (even though he died before his father) and his death was a sign. Isaiah 17:1 says that Damascus (the oldest continuously inhabited city) would be destroyed and become a ruinous heap before the Day of the Lord, so perhaps that also will be a sign to us as Methuselah's death was to Noah.
5. Of course Revelation 3:3 seems to indicate that the only Christians who won't know that the rapture is about to take place are those who are not watching.
6. Also there are other things that we do not know the day or the hour of. For example, a pregnant woman does not know the day or the hour that the baby will be born, but birth pains are one sign and the water breaking is another. A farmer doesn't know the day or the hour that the crop will be ripe, which is why he must watch. In both cases not knowing "the day or the hour" doesn't mean they are clueless. In fact I would think a farmer could probably give you an accurate prediction within a week of the harvest. Both of these analogies are used by the Lord to talk about the rapture.
Also, if the verse "no one knows the day or the hour" is referring to the rapture then that means it isn't referring to so many other things. For example, Jacob's trouble. Since Jacob's trouble begins about three years before the tribulation it seems that would be something that people would be very interested in.